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Love Me Russian! or a little something about the diminutive [Part I: Introduction] Posted by on Apr 22, 2010

In English language the grammatical term ‘diminutive’ translates as a diminutive word or suffix word indicating small size (such as “booklet”, etc.), a shortened form of a name or a name indicating fondness and that it can also be used to describe a very small person or a very small thing. In Russian language this…

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Reading Russian literature: А. П. Чехов «Человек в футляре» Posted by on Feb 18, 2009

Today is the day I share with you – long overdue, of which I am aware – my post on how to read a Russian short story in the original. For a long time I pondered on exactly what short story to choose for today’s post, as there is an abundance of great short stories…

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